Edward J. Price
Jan 5, 2023
Edward "Jim" Price, Jr., 72, of Topeka passed away on January 5, 2023. He was born on August 23, 1950 in Topeka, the son of Edward J. Price, Sr., and Iris E. Basil Price. He attended Grant Elementary School, Curtis Junior High and Topeka High School, graduating in 1968. He served in the United States Army and later the Kansas...
Marguerite M. Copp
Jan 4, 2023
Marguerite M. Copp, 90, of Topeka passed away on January 4, 2023. She was born on March 18, 1932 at Elmira, New York the daughter of Elroy and Dorothy Sharp Henry. She was raised on the family farm with her brothers and sisters. Marguerite lived in New York and New Jersey before moving to Topeka in 1966. She was...
Ralph F. Fidler, Sr.
Jan 2, 2023
Ralph F. Fidler, Sr., 89, of Topeka passed away at his home on Monday, January 2, 2023. He was born on September 26, 1933 at Ozawkie, Kansas the son of Jessie and Mary V. Barkley Fidler. He was raised there with his six sisters. He graduated from Perry Rural High School. He lived many years at Perry, later McLouth...
Burle Ray Shelby
Dec 31, 2022
Burle Ray Shelby, 83 of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 31 st , peacefully in his sleep, at the Topeka VA Community Living Center.He was born May 24 th , 1939, in Manhattan, Kansas to Earl R. and Joy L. (Ward) Shelby. Burle graduated from Seaman High School in 1958. Burle married Shirley A. Jolley on December 10, 1959....
Brenda K. Lister
Dec 28, 2022
Brenda K. Lister was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend and believer in Jesus Christ. She died on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at age 63. She spent her final days surrounded by loved ones. She was born to Lee and Joanne (Treiber) Stanley on January 7, 1959. After graduating from Seaman High School, Brenda made a career as...
Kathie Kay Jack
Dec 28, 2022
Kathie K. Jack, 71, Topeka, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at a local hospital.Kathie was born April 17, 1951 in Topeka, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Ausherman) Kittrell. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1969 and attended Clarks School of Business.She was employed by the State of Kansas, Department of Aging, retiring in 2015. She also worked...
Edward C. Redmon
Dec 27, 2022
Edward Charles Redmon, Topeka, Kansas, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 27, 2022.Edward was born April 26, 1927, in Delia, KS. To Homer and Mary (O'Connor) Redmon. Edward attended the Jackson County Country School, Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska for 2 years and Emmett High School in Emmett, Kansas. In 1944, at the young age of 17, he quit...
Dorla Bowers
Dec 25, 2022
Dorla Catherine Bowers passed away on December 25, 2022, peacefully in her home in Sarasota, FL. She was formerly a resident of Topeka, KS. She was a beautiful person who cared deeply for her family. She lived a full life of 92 years and will be missed greatly. Dorla was born July 23, 1930 in Simla, CO to her...
Brett Michael Joynt
Dec 25, 2022
Brett Michael Joynt, 23, of Topeka, passed away on December 25, 2022. He was born on July 2, 1999 to Jay Joynt and Tania Rogers in Topeka, Kansas. Brett graduated from Topeka High School in 2017 and also graduated from Tulsa Welding School in 2018. Brett worked at the Target Distribution Center as a Warehouse Worker for two years. Brett...
Wes Dain
Dec 22, 2022
Claude “Wes” Dain, 97, of Olathe, formerly of Topeka passed away on December 22, 2022. He was born on May 13, 1925 at Osawatomie, Kansas the son of Cecil and Laura (Adams) Dain. He lived with his family at Osawatomie until moving to Valley Falls. Later they moved to Auburn where the Dain family operated a dairy farm. In...
Rebekka "Bekka" Schwartz
Dec 22, 2022
Rebekka E. Schwartz passed away December 22, 2022Bekka believed that under the greatest adversity there existed the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.There is not one way to describe Bekka. She carried overwhelming joy in her heart, often breaking out in dance whenever the moment hit her. She was an above and beyond educator for her...
Allen L. Hochstedler
Dec 18, 2022
Allen L. Hochstedler, 81, of Tecumseh, passed away at home on December 18, 2022. He was born February 2, 1941 in Osceola, Missouri the son of Alva N. and Madeline Yvonne Wilson Hochstedler. He lived in Missouri until moving to Topeka at age 9. Allen graduated from Highland Park High School in 1960. Allen worked for KPL at the...
Thomas P. "Turk" Chapman
Dec 18, 2022
Thomas P. "Turk" Chapman, 52, of Topeka, passed away on December 18, 2022 at his home surrounded by his wife and family. Turk was born on June 9, 1970 to Thomas and Patricia (Schwartz) Chapman in Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Seaman High School in 1988.Turk worked as a Lubrication Specialist for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 29 and...
Diana K. Linder
Dec 18, 2022
Diana K. Linder, 72, Topeka, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022.Diana was born July 29, 1950 in Lawrence, the daughter of Ruben and Marjorie (Williams) Welcher. She graduated from Topeka High School in 1970. She was employed at Memorial Hospital, and later Josten's Yearbook, and most recently at Wal-Mart. She enjoyed crocheting, plastic canvas and watching westerns and soap operas.Diana...
Gerald L. Harold
Dec 17, 2022
Gerald Lavern Harold (Fuzzy) passed away and went home to be with his Lord on Dec. 17 th . Gerald was born February 22, 1923 in Morrill, Kansas to Charles and Clara Harold. He attended school and then joined the army during WWII. He married Hildagean Harold and had two children. He was later divorced and married Lucille Carver...
Rod Matthew Smith
Dec 16, 2022
Rod Matthew Smith, AKA "Rowdy", 51, of Waverly, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022. He was born March 14, 1971, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Ronald and Dee Ann (Davenport) Woodson. He was a 1989 graduate of Seaman High School. Rod was an electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union # 226. Survivors include his mother, Dee...
Clifford C. Pearl Iii
Dec 16, 2022
Clifford Cecil "Bear" Pearl III, 49, of Topeka, passed away Friday, December 16, 2022.He was born January 17, 1973, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Clifford Cecil and Miriam (Lankford) Pearl, Jr. Survivors include his father, Clifford C. (Alfreda) Pearl, Jr. of Kansas City, KS; his sister, Lonitta Pearl of Kansas City, KS and his brother, Glenn Pearl of...
Donna D. Ward
Dec 15, 2022
Donna D. Ward, 88, of Topeka, passed away on December 15, 2022 at Stormont Vail Hospital. She was born on May 17, 1934 to Mary Long in Dresden, KS. She graduated from Oberlin High School in Oberlin, Kansas in 1953. After graduation Donna provided for her family being a homemaker. Later in life she worked for the United States Postal...
Opal Lang
Dec 12, 2022
Opal Ruth Lang, 93, of Topeka, passed away on December 12th, 2022. A Graveside Service will take place at Prairie Home Cemetery, on Wednesday, December 21st, at 11:00am.
Mathew J. Dennon
Dec 12, 2022
Mathew John Dennon. 15 Dec 1958 - 12 Dec 2022. The family is extremely grateful for the outpouring of support and comfort we've received at this difficult time. Matt truly represented the best of us and will be deeply mourned and missed. Thank you to the many first responders who were there for Matt. Thank you as well to our...
